Gu Shanwei - a former professional boxer, martial artist from China, who decided to connect his destiny with cinema. The full-fledged debut took place in 2014 in a hand-to-hand action movie "I'm not Bruce Lee" Sammo Hunga, where Shanwei was accompanied by a classic of Chinese cinema Eric Tsang. This year, Gu played the lead role in the hand-to-hand thriller "Prey", and in the next one an action movie is being prepared for release "Guardian".
However, before the end of 2019, Gu Shunwei can be seen in an action movie "Defender" (The Vindicator) director and producer Li Binya ("The Phantom Bride").
By style "Defender" is billed as a Rambo-style film that will revolve around an ordinary soldier facing off against a squad of thirteen Japanese soldiers in a World War II setting.
Besides Gu Shanwei the film featured a beauty Tang Wei (“Sword Bearers”, “Cyber”) and Japanese Shibuya Tenma (“Death and Glory in Changde”, “Muffled Roar”).
The film went into limited release in China 1 2019 October, the. We just have to wait for the release for a wide audience and watch the trailer.
Next in our selection today is another film based on a cult master, and in recent years, a character in Chinese cinema - Ip Man.
While Wing Chun fans wait fourth часть "Ip Man" starring Donnie Yen, a film called "Ip Man and the Four Kings" (Ip Man and Four Kings). The film was directed by Fu Liwei, who previously served as the film's stunt coordinator "Room 704" (2016). The new film about Ip Man became the directorial debut for Liwei.
The events take place in the mid-50s in Kowloon - mainland Hong Kong, where martial artists of various styles flocked to prove the coolness of their skills. Among them, the modest and silent Wing Chun master stands apart and Master Delong, who is the best in Kowloon, becomes interested in him.
The main role in the film was played by a 50-year-old Michael Toon ("Shock Wave", "God of War"). In an on-screen duet with him is Fengyi Lin ("Demon Hungter").
With a VIP subscription to a famous Chinese streaming service Youku The film could have been seen a couple of weeks ago. All that remains is to wait for its translation into Russian. In the meantime, we offer you to watch the trailer.
We can’t help but mention the new film from a classic of Chinese cinema Johnny To (trilogy “Elections”, “Hot News”), who produced and directed a melodrama called "Chasing a Dream" (Chasing Dream).
Why should this film be of interest to visitors to our site? It's simple. The main character is an MMA fighter, which makes the film also a sports drama.
Chief screenwriter "Chasing a Dream" listed as a long-time friend and colleague Johnny To according to his films - Wai Ka-Fi (“Drug War”, “Mad Investigator”), but they helped him in this Mak Tin-Shu ("14 blades") and Riker Chan ("Last of the Best").
Synopsis: An arrogant and cruel MMA fighter falls in love with an aspiring singer. They both have a lot of skeletons in their closet, but love must overcome any obstacles.
The main roles in the film were played by Jackie Hyun ("Fearless", "Generals") and Wang Kezhu ("The coldest city"). In other roles Kelly Yu (“Young and Gorgeous”) and stuntman Liviu Kowalski ("Private Military Company").
The film was released in its homeland November 8 2019 years.
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Tags: Chasing Dream, Ip Man and Four Kings, The Vindicator, Wang Kezhu, Gu Shanwei, Jackie Hyun, Johnny To, Kelly Yu, Li Bin, Liviu Kowalski, Michael Toon, Shibuya Tenma, sports drama, Tang Wei, Fengyi Lin, Fu Liwei
Tags: Chasing Dream, Ip Man and Four Kings, The Vindicator, Wang Kezhu, Gu Shanwei, Jackie Hyun, Johnny To, Kelly Yu, Li Bin, Liviu Kowalski, Michael Toon, Shibuya Tenma, sports drama, Tang Wei, Fengyi Lin, Fu Liwei
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